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[HLA] Harding Lawson and Associates. 1999. Expanded Site Inspection Report. Town and 

Country Lake Estates Springfield, Bay County, Florida. USEPA Site Identification Number: 

FL984171678 

Lewis RJ. 1996. Sax's Dangerous Properties of Industrial Materials. Ninth ed. Volumes 1-3. New 

York, NY: Van Nostrand Reinhold. p. 1843 

Sullivan JB Jr., Krieger GR (Eds.). 1992. Hazardous Materials Toxicology-Clinical Principles of 

Environmental Health. Baltimore, MD: Williams and Wilkins, p. 713 

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Vanhoorne M, de Rouck A, de Bacquer D. 195. Epidemiological study of eye irritation by 

hydrogen sulphide and/or carbon disulphide exposure in viscose rayon workers. Ann Occup Hyg 

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Appendix A, Figures and Photographs 

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Figure 5: Air (red dots, blue text boxes) and soil gas (green dots, yellow text boxes) air measurements for 900 Kevin Court. 

Photo 1:  Kevin Court, landfill leachate surfaces at the curb. 

Photo 2:  Garden behind Flight Avenue home. 

Photo 3:  Looking east from Flight Avenue across the utilities corridor to Bob Little 

Road. Land subsidence is apparent in the center of the photo, homes in 

background are not part of subdivisioin. 

Photo 4:  Flight Ave. area with land subsidence. 

Photo 5:  Looking northeast along utilities 

corridor, land subsidence. 

Photo 6:  Another area of the subdivision

with pronounced land subsidence.

Photo 7:  Another view of land 

subsidence in utilities 

easement. 

Photo 8:  Holes developed near Flight Avenue in March 2005. 

Photo 9:  Corner of Flight Avenue and Joan Lane, pavement repaired for water main and gas line repairs. Residents reported 

a natural gas leak at this location in early 2005 required residents to evacuate their homes. Residents report the water 

main here (brown spot in grass) is repaired routinely for breaks. 

Photo 10: Pavement around man hole cover shows repair of structural problems 

that affect utility lines on this part of Flight Avenue. 

Photo 11: Sewer line that collapsed mid-March 2005. Residents report that 

other repairs on Kevin Court can’t be seen now because the road was recently repaved. 

Photo 12: Yard across from repaired sewer on Kevin Court (Photo 14). Residents

 reported similar glass and debris in their yards during the 4/23/05 meeting. 

Photo 13:  Collapsed sewer line south of Seventh Street. Residents report land 

subsidence and loss of parts of their yards. 

Photo 14: Land subsidence fill area looking north toward Seventh Street. 

Photo 15:  Closeup of land subsidence fill area looking north toward Seventh 

Street. 

Photo 16: View of land subsidence from Seventh Street looking south. 

Town and County Lake Estates Public Health Assessment 

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Appendix B, Chronology of Events Compiled by Florida DEP 

Revised and updated 6/25/04 

Town and Country Lake Estates (TCLE) 

Springfield, Bay County, Florida 

Chronology 

Pre 1989 -Florida Department of Environmental Regulation (FDER) conducts inspections at 

TCLE site. A Notice of Violation (NOV) and Consent Order (CO) are drafted. CO signed in 

1982 and case closed in 1983. Based on archived information, the TCLE landfill site was a 

promiscuous dump and was closed in accordance with the rules of the time, which generally 

required cover. No monitoring was conducted as it was apparently before the groundwater rule. 

August 1989- Brownish, oily liquid observed by resident oozing beneath house (on Kevin Court) 

and several places in three lots to the north in TCLE S/D. Resident collects sample of ooze. Total 

Recoverable Petroleum Hydrocarbons (TRPHs) at 8,725 PPM detected. 

November 1989- EPA Technical Assistance Team [TAT] (Weston) collects soil and surface 

water samples from this same (as the August 1989 entry) Kevin Court residence and empty lot to 

the north. Soils found to contain tetrachloroethene (max level of 26.2 ug/kg). One soil contained 

1,2-dichlorobenznene (21.5 ug/kg). Surface water samples from the adjacent Lake Charles 

contained TRPHs (0.2 mg/l), nickel (0.02 mg/l) and zinc (6.05 mg/l). 

November 15, 1989- Florida Department of Environmental Regulation (FDER) conducted an 

investigation and found no evidence of petroleum contamination. High concentrations of iron 

fixing bacteria observed in surface water. 

January 4, 1990- TCLE site entered onto EPA CERCLIS database. 

March 7, 1991- FDER’s Site Screening Superfund subsection completes CERCLA Preliminary 

Assessment (PA). This assessment includes a review of the site file and a receptor survey. No 

samples collected for analysis. PA recommends high priority for CERCLA Site Inspection (SI) 

due to potentially highly toxic/carcinogenic materials in residential soils. The CERCLA work is 

conducted by FDER under a cooperative agreement with EPA. 

June 1993- FDER and a State contractor ABB conduct SI fieldwork at TCLE site. Surface water, 

groundwater and surface soil collected for laboratory analysis. Fact Sheet describing site history, 

potential concerns and planned SI activities disseminated to S/D residents, local media and City 

of Springfield. Fact Sheet includes FDER contact information. 

March 1994- The Florida Department of Environmental Protection (FDEP), formerly FDER, and 

its contractor ABB complete CERCLA SI report. SI reports sent to EPA and FDEP Northwest 

District office. PCBs detected above primary drinking water standards (PDWS) in temporary 

monitor well (TCGW 04). PCBs detected in surface soil sample (TCSS 02/283 ug/kg). Sample 

located at ditch near 807 Flight Avenue. Elevated levels of chlordane and mercury also found in 

same sample. SI recommends a Hazard Ranking System (HRS) evaluation be conducted on a 

medium priority basis to determine whether site is eligible for EPA’s National Priority List 

(NPL). 

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March 1998- FDEP Site Screening Superfund subsection and contractor HLA conduct CERCLA 

Expanded Site Inspection (ESI) fieldwork. Fieldwork includes installation of monitor wells 

(three temporary wells), groundwater sampling of temporary wells and private irrigation wells, 

soil sampling and Lake Shipp sediment sampling. In addition, soil borings are conducted to 

determine the extent of the landfill. Dioxin/furan analysis added to list of contaminants of 

concern. During ESI fieldwork, Fact Sheet describing site history, potential concerns and 

planned ESI activities disseminated to S/D residents and City of Springfield. Fact Sheet includes 

contact information. Forms provided if residents want copy of final ESI report. Following ESI 

investigation, a number of residents request and are provided copies of the ESI report. 

September 14, 1998- Based on initial sample results from the ESI, the FDEP Site Screening 

Superfund subsection sends a letter to EPA Region 4 requesting the Agency for Toxic 

Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) to conduct a health assessment at the TCLE site. 

FDEP forwards both SI and ESI data to EPA. This request was based on the presence of arsenic, 

dioxin and PCBs at the site. 

February 3, 1999- the Florida Department of Health (FDOH) Bureau of Environmental 

Epidemiology, under a cooperative agreement with ATSDR, completes a Health Consultation on 

the TCLE site. Based on the review of the SI and ESI data, FDOH concludes that none of the 

contaminants pose a threat to residents and that illnesses are not likely in adults and children 

exposed in the affected media. FDOH forwards report to FDEP. 

June 1999- FDEP Site Screening Superfund and State contractor (HLA) complete ESI report. 

Copies of the report sent to EPA and FDEP Northwest District. Chlorobenzene and benzene 

detected in groundwater samples. Benzene (5 ug/l) detected above PDWS in irrigation well 

sample TCGW12 (801 Joan Ave.). Several surface soil samples contain metals and arsenic above 

State residential Soil Cleanup Target Levels (SCTLs). Arsenic ranged from 0.9 mg/kg (TCSS­

18) to 6.2 mg/kg (TCSS11). The State residential SCTL for arsenic is 0.8 mg/kg. Dioxin/furan 

(Toxic equivalents [TEQ]) ranged from 1.6 ng/kg to 9.4 ng/kg in four samples. The State 

residential SCTL for dioxin is 7 ng/kg. In addition, dioxin/furans (26 ng/kg TEQ) detected in a 

Lake Charles sediment sample. ESI report recommended further CERCLA assessment. 

July 1, 1999- the FDEP Technical Review Section completes its review of the FDOH Health 

Assessment. FDEP concurs with the FDOH recommendation. However, FDEP recommends 

additional arsenic and dioxin sampling adjacent to Lake Charles. FDEP also recommends fish 

tissue analysis if residents are fishing in lake. 

July 2, 1999- the FDEP Site Screening Superfund subsection forwards a copy of the FDOH 

Health Consultation report to EPA Region 4. FDEP recommends that additional soil sampling be 

conducted in the TCLE S/D and that the samples be analyzed for dioxins and arsenic. Based on 

the elevated levels of dioxin in lake sediments, FDEP also recommends fish tissue analysis be 

conducted from Lake Charles. 

September 2002- EPA completes a draft “PUP” Reassessment report for the TCLE site. 

Although site meets eligibility requirements and exceeds the HRS cutoff score (28.5), EPA 

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determines that no further federal action is warranted and a No Further Remedial Action Planned 

(NFRAP) recommendation is warranted for the TCLE site.  

September 19, 2002- EPA sends a letter to the FDEP Site Screening Superfund subsection with a 

copy of the draft PUP report. The letter requests a review of the report and whether FDEP agrees 

with the EPA NFRAP recommendation. 

October 8, 2002- FDEP’s Site Screening Superfund subsection completes its review of the draft 

PUP Reassessment report and faxes a signed recommendation concurrence to EPA. 

October 9, 2002- EPA sends a letter to FDEP acknowledging the State’s concurrence. EPA notes 

on its decision form that this archived site can be returned to the CERCLIS inventory if new 

information necessitating further Superfund consideration is discovered. 

August 20, 2003- FDEP Site Screening Superfund receives a call from a concerned resident in 

the TCLE S/D (Gary Johnson 813 Flight Ave) regarding a reddish brown ooze seeping from his 

foundation. The ooze reportedly had a petrochemical odor. The resident is concerned about his 

family and pets. FDEP Site Screening Superfund e-mails FDEP Northwest District and requests 

a site visit and sampling. This was followed up by a telephone call to the district. 

August 26, 2003- FDEP’s Bureau of Emergency Response (BER) conducts a site visit and 

collects three samples of ooze/sludge from the resident’s yard. Arsenic (2.2 & 2.5 mg/kg) 

detected in two locations. TRPHs (200 & 400 mg/k) detected. The two arsenic concentrations 

and one TRPH concentration exceeded the State residential SCTLs. The detected contaminants 

of concern (COC) were determined not to be a risk to groundwater. 

October 2, 2003- FDEP BER report completed and forwarded to FDEP Site Screening 

Superfund. 

December 23, 2003- FDEP Northwest District requests sampling assistance from the FDEP Site 

Investigation Section (SIS) in Tallahassee. 

January 4, 2004- Based on a request from FDEP SIS, FDEP Federal Programs Section provides 

FDEP SIS with copies of the CERCLA SI and ESI reports. 

February 2, 2004- FDEP Federal Programs Section and SIS conduct a meeting regarding past 

site history and future assessment activities at the TCLE site. This includes a historical aerial 

photo review. 

February 25, 2004- FDEP SIS conducts site reconnaissance of Johnson property and TCLE site. 

April 14 and 15, 2004- FDEP SIS conducted their initial fieldwork at TCLE. They took 7 soil, 3 

sediment, 2 irrigation well and one surface water samples. 

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May 10, 2004 (week of) - FDEP SIS installed 8 monitor wells and 5 separate conductivity points. 

The also did research in the Bay County Courthouse investigating the chain of titles for the 

property. SIS also interviewed some of the older residents to find out what they remembered 

about the area when it was a landfill. 

May 19 and 20, 2004- FDEP SIS returned to the site to sample monitor and more irrigation wells 

May 27, 2004- FDEP SIS collected fish tissue samples. 

A. James McCarthy Jr., P.G. 

Professional Geologist I 

FDEP Federal Programs Section 

June 24, 2004 (revised and updated) 

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Appendix C, Bay County Health Department Cover Letter and Questionnaire 

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September 3, 2004 

To: The Residents of Town and Country Lake Estates 

The Bay County Health Department has been asked to investigate cancer occurrence in your 

neighborhood. Cancer is a reportable disease to the Florida Department of Health, which 

monitors cancer trends throughout the state on an ongoing basis. However, when an individual or 

group of individuals raises a cancer concern in a specific area or circumstance, the county health 

department may be requested to gather additional information. 

You are receiving this packet because a citizen has asked that the number of cancer cases in your 

neighborhood be reviewed. The fact that your neighborhood is being reviewed does not imply 

that your neighborhood is unsafe—it simply means that we have been asked to further analyze 

the situation. 

If you or a member of your household have been diagnosed with cancer, lymphoma, or leukemia 

and that diagnosis occurred more than one year after moving into the neighborhood, the 

individual who was diagnosed should complete the enclosed questionnaire and return it to Bay 

County Health Department in the envelope provided. If that person is deceased, we ask that the 

next-of-kin complete the questionnaire. By completing this questionnaire, you are enabling the 

Bay County Health Department to conduct a thorough investigation. All information provided 

for this investigation will be kept confidential. 

Please call the Epidemiology Department of Bay County Health Department at 872-4720, 

extension 1269 if you have questions about this investigation. If more than one household 

member has been diagnosed with cancer, lymphoma, or leukemia, please call us and we will 

send you an additional copy or copies of the questionnaire. 

Sincerely, 

Kalynn B. Pressly, ARNP, DSN 

Epidemiology Coordinator 

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Instructions for Completing the Health Questionnaire 

Please print and complete all information as completely as possible. 

All information requested is about the person diagnosed (told he/she had cancer) with cancer, leukemia, 

or lymphoma, even if the person has died. 

Items 1-12: 

•  In the name section, please include maiden name or any previous last names. 

•  # 6 is for Social Security Number. The Social Security Number is needed in order to assure that 

the case has been reported in the cancer registry, and to link the information Bay County Health 

Department receives with the information in that registry. 

Item 13: 

•  In the first section, please list the name of the usual family doctor for the person with cancer, 

leukemia, or lymphoma. 

•  Please write the complete name and address of the cancer specialist or blood specialist -- doctor, 

nurse practitioner, physician’s (doctor’s) assistant – who is treating the person with cancer, 

leukemia, or lymphoma. If more space is needed to list these people treating the patient, please 

attach additional pages. 

•  Please write the name and address of the hospital where the person was treated during this illness. 

Item 14: 

•  This section is for the individual to give the release for medical records to the Bay County Health 

Department. Please sign and also print your name. This will give us permission to get copies of 

records from the doctors and hospitals where you were treated. If the patient has died, the closest 

relative must print and sign his/her name. The relative should also indicate relationship to the 

deceased. 

o

 Example: 

Janie Smith (Wife)      would be indicated if Janie Smith is signing the 

form, but the deceased patient is John Smith, Janie’s husband. 

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 A witness must sign and print his/her name.  This can be any other person you know. 

Item 15: 

•  Write the total number of years the person has lived in the current neighborhood. 

Item 16-17: 

•  Write the date the person was diagnosed (told he/she had cancer) and how old the person was at 

that time. 

Item 18: 

•  Indicate the city in which the diagnosis was made (example: if the diagnosis was made while the 

patient was in Shands Hospital, the city would be Gainesville, Florida). 

Item 19: 

•  Please write what type of cancer, leukemia or lymphoma the person has or had. If you are not 

sure or do not know, please write “do not know”. Provide as much detail as possible (example: 

“Breast Cancer” or “Oat Cell Cancer of the Lung”). 

Item 20: 

•  Please list the person’s present and previous jobs with the length of time he/she was in that job. 

You may use another sheet of paper if you need more room. 

Item 21-22: 

•  Please answer all the questions about smoking. If you are not sure, please guess to the best of 

your ability. 

After completing the questionnaire, please mail it to the Bay County Health Department, Epidemiology Department, 

in the enclosed envelope. If you have questions, or wish to speak with someone in our department, you may call us 

at 872-4720, ext. 1269. 

Revised: September 3, 2004 

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Bay County Health Department 

Health Questionnaire (Page 1) 

(Please refer to accompanying instructions) 

(1)

Last Name:__________________ 

(2)

First Name:_____________ 

(3)

Middle Name:___________ 

(4)

Gender:  M 

F 

(5)

Date of Birth:____________ 

(5)

Race__________ 

(6)

SSN: _____________ 

(7)

Home Address: _____________________________________________________________ 

(8)

City:_________________ 

(9)

State:_______________ 

(10) 

Zip code:__________________ 

(11)

Home Telephone #:________________  

(12)

Work or Cell Telephone #:___________________ 

(13)

Physician/ARNP/PA/Hospital Information 

PRIMARY CARE HEALTHCARE PROVIDER’S NAME: ____________________________ 

Address:________________________________City:___________State:______Zip:________ 

NAME OF SPECIALIST TREATING THIS ILLNESS: _______________________________ 

Address:________________________________City:___________State:______Zip:________ 

NAME OF HOSPITAL CARING FOR YOU DURING THIS ILLNESS

: 

Address:________________________________City:___________State:______Zip:________ 

(14)

I hereby authorize release and/or review of my medical records to Bay County Health 

Department for the purpose of disease investigation.  This authorization applies to all records, 

including TB, STD, HIV, Mental Health, and Drug or Alcohol Treatment. Once this information 

has been disclosed, it may be redisclosed by the recipient in accordance with federal and state 

guidelines and privacy regulations. I understand that this authorization is submitted voluntarily 

and may be revoked at any time. If I wish to revoke authorization, I must do so in writing. 

Client/ Closet Relative Signature 

Date 

Printed Name

 Closet Relative’s Relationship to Client 

Witness’s Signature 

 Closet Relative’s Address 

Witness’s Printed Name

 Closet Relative’s Phone # 

Revised September 3, 2004 

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Bay County Health Department